Metallic railway-tie.



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.1. H. GHANCE. METALLIC RAILWAY NE.

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Junk-Ghan No. 716,667. Patented Dec. 23, I902.

' J. H.- CHANBE. HETMQLIQRMLWAY TIE.

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JOHN H. CHANCE, OF FOREST, OHIO.

METALLIC RAlLWAY-TI E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,667, dated December 23, 1902- Applioation filedOctober 1,1902. Seria1No. 125,548. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. CHANGE. a citizen of'the United States, residing at Forest; in the county of Hardin'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful I|n-' provements in Metallic Railway-Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in railway-ties and means for fastening rails thereto without the use of bolts or spikes; and it consists particularly in the provision of a metallic tie carrying the gripguards, which may be integral with or secured to the tie and having, preferably, dovetailed connection with plates to which the meeting ends of rails are fastened, spring-actuated means being provided for locking the rail-engaging plates to the tie.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction and in combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, 'withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the various views, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a metallic rail embodying features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through a tie and the plates to which the rails are connected. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the spring-actuated means depressed in position to allow the rail-engaging plates to be removed, and Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective of one of the plates having grooves adapted to receive the flanged ends of rails.

Reference now being had to ,the details pf the drawings by letter, A designates a metallic tie made, preferably, hollow and bolted or otherwise fastened together. The side pieces of the tie have laterally-projecting flanges A, and resting upon the upper surfaces of said 'set'or pair of guard-bars being beveled and slightly inclined longitudinally, thus forming a dovetailed socket for the reception of a plateengaging rail C. Said plates 0 have inclined dovetailed edges made of suitable shape to snugly engage the adjacent inclined edges of the bars B and made slightly wedge-shaped in order to securely engage said edges frictionally. On the upper surface of each plate 0 are the integral flanges 0, adapted to receive the flanged ends of meeting rails, andsaid plates are adapted when adjusted to the rails to be inserted between the bars B, and in order to hold said plates G securely in place I provide spring actuated bolts D, each of which is fastened on a spring E and projects through an aperture D in the top of the tie, said locking-plate D being adapted also to pass through a registering aperture Win the rail-engaging plate C, thereby securely holding said plate to the tie and between the bars B. One end of the spring D is securely fastened to the under surface of the top plate of the tie, and the free end of the spring extends nnder an aperture F, located at a position intermediate the opposite sides of the track. When it is desired to throw the pin out of the registering apertures in the top plate of the tie and the rail-engaging plate, the operator may utilize a rod H, (shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,) causing the spring carrying the lockingpin to be depressed,

which will draw said pin out of said apertures, and the plate C may be easily removed from its dovetailed connection withthe bars B.

I have shown in the drawings one of the plates to which the rails are secured as having diagonally-disposed flanges on the plate, which may be provided for the purpose of holding an angled rail to said plates.

In adj usting the plates to which the rails are secured in place upon the ties any form of gripping mechanism may be employed which will cause said plates to be forced snugly between the bars Bin order to frictionally grip the same and into positions in which the apertures in the top of the tie and plate will register, after which the spring-actuated lockin gpin will enter the registering apertures and hold the plates securely in place.

While I have shown a particular construction illustrating the features of myinvention, it will be understood that I may make alterations in the detailed construction of the invention, if found necessary, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a metallic railwaytie, a rail-engaging plate mounted thereon, and spring-actuated locking means for holding said plate in engagement with the tie, as set forth.

2. In combination with a hollow metallic railway-tie, a rail-engaging plate mounted thereon, bars fastened to the tie and between which said plate is positioned, and springactuated means for holding said plate between the bars, asset forth.

3. In combination with a hollow metallic tie, bars secured thereto, a rail-engaging plate fitted bet-ween said bars, a spring-actuated pin adapted to pass through registering apertures in the top of the tie and said plate, whereby the plate may be securely held to the tie, as set forth.

4. In combination with a metallic tie, bars secured thereto, and having their adjacent edges inclined, a plate having its opposite edges inclined to form a dovetailed connection with said bars, a spring, and a pin mounted thereon and adapted to engage registering apertures in the tie and plate, as set forth.

5. In combination with'a hollow metallic tie, bars secured thereto, and having their adjacent edges inclined, a plate having dovetailed connection with said bars and adapted to rest upon the top of the tie, flanges integral with said plate for the reception of the meeting ends of rails, and a spring fastened to the tie and having a locking-pin adapted to pass through registering apertures in said tie and plate, as set forth.

6. In combination, a metallic tie having flanged side pieces, and bars having their adjacent edges inclined and at a slight angle to each other, bolts securing said bars to the flanges of the rails, a rail-engaging plate having inclined edges which are longitudinally disposed at an angle to each other and adapted to have a dovetailed connection with said bars, and a spring fastened to the rail and having a pin adapted to enter registering apertures in said tie and plate, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

JOHN H. CHANCE. Witnesses:

J. Q. A. MoOLURo, C. (J. HALE. 

